Annex E

Approvals committee – 29 June to 7 July 2010

1. Since its establishment on 22 June, our approval committee has met twice (29 June and 7 July) to consider applications requiring approval of consultancy contracts over £20,000 and all external recruitment.

2. The cases considered are listed below:

| Meeting date | Ref: No. & directorate | Summary of application | Consultancy/ recruit | Committee Decision | |--------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------| | 29 June 2010 | Ref. 5 Corporate services | Future resourcing for information system services (FRISS) | Consultancy £76,000 | Deferred | | 29 June 2010 | Ref. 8 Board/ CEO office | Board review | Consultancy £32,500 | Approved | | 29 June 2010 | Ref. 9 RME | Extension to contract - Economist | External recruitment £117,500 | Approved | | 29 June 2010 | Ref. 13 Corporate services | Learning and development specialist | Consultancy £63,450 | Rejected | | 29 June 2010 | Ref. 14 RME | Network Rail response to incentives | Consultancy £80,000 | Rejected | | 29 June 2010 | Ref. 17 Corporate services | Extension to temporary management accountant post until 30 November 2010 | External Recruitment | Approved | | 29 June 2010 | Ref. 19 RPP | Appointment of engineer, asset management | External recruitment | Approved | | 7 July 2010 | Ref. 15 RME | Developing incentives for Network Rail | Consultancy £25,000 | Approved |

Further details of any of the above applications and decisions are available from Brian Warrener.

3. The committee were also provided with details of any applications below £20,000 which are subject to approval by corporate services. There were 3 applications approved totalling £26k.
4. The committee is due to meet again during the week of 19 July 2010 to consider two applications.